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Nixon’s Resignation Speech
Richard M. Nixon addressed the nation at 9pm on August 8, 1974, to announce that he would resign the presidency at noon the following day. Nixon became the only president ever to resign the office....
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Remarks By Gerald Ford On Taking the Oath Of Office As President
Nixon’s resignation letter was delivered to the Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, at 11.35am on August 9, 1974, by Assistant to the President, Alexander Haig. Ford was sworn in shortly...
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President Ford Pardons Richard Nixon
A month after taking office, President Gerald Ford, addressed the nation on television to announce that he had decided to pardon Richard Nixon. Listen to Ford read the pardon proclamation PLAY Full...
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Text Of President Ford’s Pardon Proclamation
This is the full text of President Gerald R. Ford’s Proclamation 4311, Granting a Pardon to Richard Nixon. Listen to Ford read the pardon: PLAY Note: The proclamation granted Nixon a pardon for all...
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Gerald Ford, President Following Watergate, Dies, 93
Gerald Rudolph Ford, the 38th President of the United States, died today, aged 93. Ford was the oldest ever ex-president and the only man to assume the presidency without being elected. Ford was...
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Nixon’s Final Remarks To The White House Staff
On the morning of his resignation as president, Richard Nixon addressed the White House staff. Listen to extracts of Nixon’s remarks: PLAY Watch Nixon’s speech in full (21m) Text of President Nixon’s...
View ArticleUnited States vs Nixon – Oral Arguments
The case of United States vs. Nixon was a pivotal moment in Watergate that led directly to the resignation of the President. In April 1974, the Special Prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, obtained a subpoena...
View ArticleBarbara Jordan: Speech on Impeachment
A President Is Impeachable If He Attempts To Subvert The Constitution This is the speech given by Representative Barbara Jordan (Democrat-Texas) reminding her colleagues on the House Judiciary...
View ArticlePresident Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Address
Following Nixon’s resignation, the Republicans suffered heavy losses in the 1974 mid-term congressional elections. In 1975, the little known Democratic Governor of Georgia, James Earl Carter, announced...
View ArticleNixon’s 1974 State of the Union Address
This is the text of President Nixon’s last State of the Union Address. This was Nixon’s fifth State of the Union address. Towards the end of the speech, Nixon raised Watergate, declaring: “I believe...
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